How to Use nonprofessional in a Sentence
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About five years ago, Koltun and Lapshin added programs for young dancers who want to learn the art form on a nonprofessional track.
—Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
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In the first half of the year, Lowe’s was hurt by flagging demand from its nonprofessional customer base.
—Will Feuer, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
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She’s played by Hélène Lambert, who like most of the cast members is a nonprofessional actor.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
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So that’s a case of nonprofessional actors appearing in the shoot?
—Ross Scarano, Billboard, 28 June 2022
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Ramsay-Levi says as a lead-in to the work of Jonas Mekas, a filmmaker who often uses nonprofessional actors in his films.
—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2018
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Chou wanted to cast nonprofessional actors and spent his days scouting the city for talent.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2019
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In an echo of her father, Ada was putting her inventive charms to nonprofessional uses as well.
—Abigail Deutsch, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2018
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The nonprofessional cast members are as compelling as any pros.
—Jim McKay, New York Times, 7 June 2018
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There are as many ways of casting nonprofessional actors as there are of casting professionals, and as many ways to direct films with the one as with the other.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2021
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One thing here that does echo his previous work, however, is the use of nonprofessional actors.
—Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2021
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Then what happened was that all the nonprofessional community theaters in the suburbs heard about it.
—Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
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For months leading up to the GameStop trading frenzy in January—during which nonprofessional traders sent the company’s shares soaring to a record high—Mr.
—Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2021
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For that reason, many independent brands display their styles on nonprofessional models of many sizes and shapes.
—Linda Dyett, New York Times, 31 July 2019
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The free show invites nonprofessional singers to perform a variety of pop songs, with no audition required.
—Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2017
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For this movie Pasolini used mainly nonprofessional actors, people with plain faces, in dusty clothes.
—Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
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There were already many companies, such as E-Trade, that offered low-cost stock trades to nonprofessional investors, but they weren’t designed to function well on mobile devices.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 10 May 2021
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By putting forward a team of young, nonprofessional politicians, the 5-Star Movement offered itself as the alternative.
—Francesco Ronchi, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2018
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Just as some nonprofessional traders got extremely wealthy off their risky GameStop positions, hedge funds that shorted popular names took huge hits.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 18 Apr. 2021
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Boston is among few marathons where even nonprofessional runners have to meet strict qualifying times based on age and gender, and some runners spend years trying to qualify.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2018
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We are immersed in that world along with her and a largely nonprofessional cast of real nomads, in a film that straddles narrative and documentary genres.
—Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2021
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Given this aim, the emphasis falls, almost unavoidably, on the exotic, and for the nonprofessional audience exoticism is a big part of the appeal.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
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UberPop allows people to hail nonprofessional drivers for a cheap ride.
—Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
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And, for a nonprofessional, these new official portraits of Princess Charlotte are quite impressive.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2018
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Image This is a landmark motion picture — a movie about people living with autism in which all of the characters who have autism are portrayed by nonprofessional performers who also have it.
—Rachel Israel, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
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Yet the Paste article was a sign of just how newsworthy the daily doings of the subreddit have become -- and just how much influence the community of nonprofessional music fans has amassed.
—Eli Enis, Billboard, 31 May 2019
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Using nonprofessional actors means Israel's film doesn't feel polished — but that's OK.
—Kimber Myers, latimes.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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The cast, meanwhile, was composed entirely of nonprofessional, first-time actors — mainly local villagers who had never even seen a movie before, let alone acted in one.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2022
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Rotten Tomatoes is a repository of some of the best nonprofessional film criticism on the internet.
—Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 13 Oct. 2017
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Among them, the milestones included the first time a nonprofessional crew has operated as astronauts.
—Andy Meek, BGR, 19 Sep. 2021
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Her previous films got attention for their mix of documentary realism — down to the use of nonprofessional actors — and the more movie-ish style of indie drama that earned her a regular spot on the Sundance roster.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2021
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The men who play these characters, most of them also nonprofessionals, flaunt attitudes that appear as lived-in as their logo T-shirts.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
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That stacks high odds against nonprofessionals like myself being able to pick stock market winners.
—Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
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Most of the film’s actors are nonprofessionals, with one notable and valuable exception.
—Chris Vognar, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2017
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And few plays make room for nonprofessionals so comfortably.
—Matt Trueman, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2017
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This is especially common after storms when nonprofessionals see a chance to earn some quick money.
—NOLA.com, 1 July 2017
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At the Marathon bombing, for example, 27 improvised tourniquets, such as belts, were applied by nonprofessionals.
—Felice J. Freyer, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
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The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves — members of a Native American family that has seen its share of hardship.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
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Still, Eastwood has used nonprofessionals before, albeit in supporting roles in Gran Torino.
—Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2018
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They're played by a magnetic ensemble of nonprofessionals, recruited on McKay's home turf of Brooklyn.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2017
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Though more needs to be done, health officials are being increasingly joined by nonprofessionals trained to help, thanks to state lawmakers, who in recent years effectively made an overdose antidote — naloxone — an over-the-counter drug.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 2 May 2017
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Much of this has already occurred in North Carolina, but policies and practices that explicitly frame teachers as nonprofessionals threaten to worsen these outcomes.
—Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2018
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The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves.
—Jonas Carpignano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
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In taking on this subject, Grabar makes a powerful statement about cities: For all our idealization of architects and cautionary tales about all-powerful planners like Robert Moses, most things get built with little thought and by nonprofessionals.
—Max Holleran, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
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Since the global coronavirus quarantine began, there has been a lot of performing on social media by professionals and nonprofessionals alike.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020
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The men who play these characters, most of them also nonprofessionals, flaunt attitudes that appear as lived-in as their logo T-shirts.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
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That stacks high odds against nonprofessionals like myself being able to pick stock market winners.
—Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2019
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Most of the film’s actors are nonprofessionals, with one notable and valuable exception.
—Chris Vognar, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2017
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And few plays make room for nonprofessionals so comfortably.
—Matt Trueman, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2017
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This is especially common after storms when nonprofessionals see a chance to earn some quick money.
—NOLA.com, 1 July 2017
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At the Marathon bombing, for example, 27 improvised tourniquets, such as belts, were applied by nonprofessionals.
—Felice J. Freyer, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
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The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves — members of a Native American family that has seen its share of hardship.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
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Still, Eastwood has used nonprofessionals before, albeit in supporting roles in Gran Torino.
—Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2018
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They're played by a magnetic ensemble of nonprofessionals, recruited on McKay's home turf of Brooklyn.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2017
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Though more needs to be done, health officials are being increasingly joined by nonprofessionals trained to help, thanks to state lawmakers, who in recent years effectively made an overdose antidote — naloxone — an over-the-counter drug.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 2 May 2017
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Much of this has already occurred in North Carolina, but policies and practices that explicitly frame teachers as nonprofessionals threaten to worsen these outcomes.
—Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2018
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The actors are nonprofessionals playing versions of themselves.
—Jonas Carpignano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
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In taking on this subject, Grabar makes a powerful statement about cities: For all our idealization of architects and cautionary tales about all-powerful planners like Robert Moses, most things get built with little thought and by nonprofessionals.
—Max Holleran, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
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Since the global coronavirus quarantine began, there has been a lot of performing on social media by professionals and nonprofessionals alike.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020
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